Anchor device



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APPUCAUON m50 FEB. 9, 1320.

ye Patented Jan. 25,1921.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CALEB D. PAGE, OF GREELEY, COLORADO.

ANCHOR DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 25, 1921.

Application filed February 9, 1920. Serial No. 357,221.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, @Anus D. Pilon, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Greeley, county of l/Veld, State of Colorado, have invented Improvements in Anchor Devices, of which the following description, in con nection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing` representing like parts.

This invention relates to an anchoring device adapted to be driven into the earth, and when driven to resist upward strain, and the object of the invention is to provide an anchoring device of this nature which is simple in construction, which can be used for a great variety of purposes, and which will effectively resist upward strain even if the ground into which the device is driven is more or less soft or sandy.

My improved anchoring device comprises a linke portion adapted to be driven into the earth and a hold-down arm which extends at substantially right angles thereto. The fluke portion is formed with two opposed relatively broad resisting surfaces and is so constructed that its cross-sectional area and its transverse dimension in any direction at a point adjacent the hold-down arm are at least as great as they are in any other point in the length thereof. The hold-down arm is provided atits outer or free end with means to engage the article which is to be retained in place. Owing to the construction of the fluke portion the driving thereof into the earth will have a tendency to pack the earth firmly about it. The upward strain on the end of the hold-down arm tends to turn the fluke portion in the earth in a direction transverse to the broad resisting surfaces, and these surfaces come into play to effectually resist such turning movement and thereby hold the anchor lirmly in place.

The anchoring device is adapted to be used for a great variety of purposes among which may bementioned for .illustra-tion the holding down of a bottom wireof a hog fence or the ,stakingdown of tlie;.walls,of a tent.

In order to give an understandnglof my invention I have illustrated .in-.the drawings some;selected, embodiments thereof which will now beadescribed, afterwhich thenevel-j featuresl will be pointed out inthe zip-- pended claims.

i gri-re 14. of theedrawings; is a.; perspective".-

view showing one embodiment of my invention applied in holding down the bottom wire of a fence;

Fig. 2 is a side view of a dierent form of the invention;

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4, Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a side view of a different embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is a front view of the device shown .in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 shows a still different embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 shows still another embodiment of the invention.

As stated above7 my improved anchor deviee comprises a fluke portion adapted to be driven into the earth, and a hold-down arm extending therefrom. The fluke portion is provided with two relatively broad resisting surfaces having a parallel relation and the hold-down arm extends at right angles to such surfaces. The fluke portion will preferably be of uniform cross-sectional area throughout its length, but in any event it is so constructed that the portion thereof adjacent the hold-down arm has a cross-section at least aslarge as that of any other portion thereof, so that when said `fluke portion is driven into the earth, the latter will be firmly packed about said iluke portion throughout its length.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. l, the fluke portion of the anchoring member is indicated at l and the hold-down arm at2.

kThis fluke portion is of uniform cross-secwire et of a wire fencej, andthe out-er endot-y the hold-down arm :2 1s shaped toy provide suitable engagement between said lower wire;

and the anchoring device. This can` conveir.

ientlybe done-by giving said arm-fahoole shape; thereby to provide a wirerecel-ving,` recess `6- on its under face which embraces:

the.' lower-v wire 4.

In: using f the. device the Y. fluke portiongl 11 Will :bedareninto-theaearthen une.' sident:

the fence, and in such position that when the hold-down arm 2 comes into substantial oontact with the earth the bottom wire et of the fence which rests on or is close to the ground will be received in the wire-receiving recess 6. I

Owing to the .tact that the fluke portion is oi' uniform cross-sectional area throughout its length, the driving` thereof into the earth will not loosen the earth, but will simply crowd the earth aside slightly so that the earth will remain firmly packed against the :fluke portion throughout its entire length.

Any upward strain on the wire el brings va corresponding upward strain on the holddown arm 2, and this has a tendency to turn the fluke portion 1 in the earth, but the relatively broad faces 3 oi? said iulre portion develop sulicient resistanceagainst the earth to prevent such turning movement. lt is important to note that with my improved anchor. the upward strain onV the wire 4l does not produce an upward strain on the fluke portion in the direction ot 'its length, but tends to turn said linke portion into an inclined position, which turning movement will. be resisted by the relatively broad faces In using the anchor for holding` down the bottom wire of a hop,` fence, it will be desirable to place the anchors on the outside of the fence so that the hogs will not be able to root the anchors up. It will be understood, of course, that these anchors may be placed as close together as desirable to prop erly hold the Yfence in position.

In 2 to 7, l have shown embodiments of the invention which are adapted 'for other uses, such, for instance, as staking` down tent walls. ln the construction. shown in Figs. 2, 3 and t, both the fluke portion 11 ot the anchor' and the hold-down portion 19l ot a T shape in cross-section and the fluke portion4 is provided with the relatively broad face 13 and on the opposite side with a similar relatively'broad face from the center ot which a fin or rib extends. The :fluire portion in Fig. 2 is shown as tapered slightly, but the portion of largest cross-sectional area is situated at the upper end thereoi adjacentthe hold-down arm 8, and a result the driving oit the fluke portion into the earth merely crowds the earth aside so that when the fluke is driven the earth remains firmly packed against the tvo `relatively broad faces which develop the desired resistf ance against the earth due to upward strain on the hold-down arm. The hold-down arm .12 is provided at its outerend with a. beak 7 which is adapted to enter the eyelet 2O in the bottom ot' the tent wall 19,l the point of the beak preferably extending slightly below the under ii'ace 8 of the holddown arm 12. VThe upper end of the fluire portionll is provided'with the head portion 9' which is adapted to receive the hammer blows used in driving the anchor into the earth. The beak portion 7 is shaped to form the recess 16 which may receive either the eyelet in the tent wall or the loop in a tent rope or any other fastening device which is to be subjected to upward strain. The end of the hold-down arm is also shown as pro vided with the additional hook portion 10 which may be used to anchor the guy rope V of a tent or other device, as shown in dotted lines.

ln using this device for the purpose o'li staking down the walls et a tent, it is pos sible to drive the fluke into the ground within the tent with the beak 7 extending through the eyelet in the bottom ot the tent wall. rlfhe advanage et this that since the anchor is situated entirely within the tent, the ground into which the fluke is driven will be always dry and hard and will not be liable to be softened by rains as would occur it' the fluke were driven into the ground outside of the tent. I

in Figs. 5 and G l have shown a ditlerent embodiment ci: the invention in which the device is made .from flat rolled bar which is bent into the general right angular shape to provide the fluke portion 21 and the holddown portion 22. T he linke portion 9.1 has the two opposite, flat, relatively wide faces 23 which produce the desired resistance to the turning` movement o'l the anchor in the earth. The outer end oit the hold-down arm 22 is twisted, as shown at 24, and such twisted end is shaped to present the beak 27, notch 2G and hooi-r portion 30. This beak and notch canV `be used for engaging' the eyelet in the tent wall, the bottom wire of a if nce or any other article which. it is desired to retain against upward movement, and the hook to take the guy rope ot the tent when not used to hold down the tent walls.

ln Fig. 7 l have shown an embodiment oi the invention in which the fluire portion 31 is made oi? angle-iron and the hold-down arm 32 is made of a Hat bar which is riveted or bolted to the angle-iron. The end of the hold-down is provided ith the beak 37 and notch 36 to be engaged by the device which L is to be retained in position. In the conH struction shown in Fig. 7, the fluke portion 1s provided with the relatively broad faces 33 occupying a plane substantially at right angles to the length ci. the hold-down arm 32, and which faces serve to prevent any turning movement of the linke' in the ground due to upward strain on the end of the i hold down arm.

iron, it havingthe fiat broad faces 43 that CIK resist turning movement of the fiuke in the earth. The hold-down arm t2 is detachably secured to the fluke portion by means of a key bolt tt which is adapted to be inserted in any one of a number of holes Ll5 formed in the linke portion, thus providing for placing the hold-down arm at different elevav tions. The key bolt del is placed adjacent the lower side of the hold-down arm, and as a result, when upward strain is applied to the outer end of said arm, the engagement of the heel end 4S of said arm with the faces 43 will prevent turning movement of the hold-down arm, so that said upward strain will be transformed into a tendency to cause the iuke portion to turn in the earth, which tendency will be resisted by the surfaces 43.

In using this embodiment of the invention, the linke portion may first be driven into the ground at the desired spot and to the required depth, after which the holddown arm may be detachably secured to the fluke portion in a position close to the ground. If the ground is hard and firm it will not be necessary to drive the linke portion to such a depth as if the ground is soft or sandy, and where the hold-down arm is detachable from the fluke portion, it is possible to drive the fluke portion to a depth determined by the character of the ground, and then to apply the hold-down arm to the driven fluke portion in a position close to the ground. On the other hand, where the fluke portion and hold-down arm are rigid or integrally connected, as shown in l to 7, it is always necessary to drive the fluke portion clear into the ground in order to have the hold-down arm come close to the ground as is desired.

While I have illustrated herein devices in which the hold-down arm is at right angles to the fluke, yet the invention is not limited to the exact angle between the fluke and the arm. All embodiments of the invention comprise a fluke portion adapted to be driven into the earth, and a hold-down arm extending laterally from the fluke portion, said fluke portion'being either of uuiform cross-section throughout or constructed so that the portion of largest crossseetonal area will be adjacent the holddown arm and having two relatively broad resisting faces extending throughout the length of the hold-down arm and constructed to resist turning movement of the iiuke in the earth due to upward strain on the outer end of the hold-down arm. I regard it as of considerable importance to have the cross-sectional area of the upper portion of the fluke at least as large as that of any other portion because with this construction the driving of the fiuke into the earth will simply crowd the earth aside and cause it to be packed .firmly against the fluke throughout its entire length.

Various modifications other than those herein illustrated may be made in the construction of the device without departing from the invention. f

I claim:

l. An anchor device comprising a fluke portion adapted to be driven into the earth and a hold-down arm rigid therewith and extending laterally therefrom, said fluke portion having two opposed relatively broad `faces extending throughout the length thereof and arranged to resist turning movement of the fluke portion in the earth due to upward strain on the end of the hold down arm, that part of the iiuke portion adjacent the hold-down arm having a crossseetional shape at least as large as that of any other portion thereof.

2. An anchor device comprising a fluke portion adapted to be driven into the earth and a hold-down arm rigid therewith and extending laterally therefrom, said fluke portion being of uniform cross-sectional area throughout its length and having two opposed relatively broad faces extending the full length thereof and arranged to resist turning movement of the duke in the earth due to upward strain on the end of the holddown arm.

8. An anchor device comprising a linke portion adapted to be driven into the earth and a hold-down arm adjustably but rigidly connected with the fluke and extending laterally therefrom, said fluke portion having two opposed relatively broad faces extending throughout the length thereof and arranged to resist turning movement of the fluke portion in the earth due to upward strain on the end of the hold-down arm, that part of the fluke portion adjacent the hold-down arm having' a cross-sectional shape at least as large as that of any other portion thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

CALEB D. PAGE. 

